Reversible clutch



Feb. 5, 1946. L P. CROSMAN REVERSIBLE CLUTCH yFiled Oct. 2, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sme/who@ fo/my 9? CMA/71am, (SIUG/m5610411 dan.

Feb. 5, 1946. L. P. cRosMAN REVERSIBLE CLUTCH 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 gwoon/vilo@ Filed Oct. 2, 1943 Patented Feb. 5, 1946 REVERSIBLE CLUTCH Loring Pickering Crosman. South Orange, N. J.. assigner to Monroe Calculating Machine Company, Orange, N. J., a corporation of Delaware Application october z, 1943. seminarios-16s i 14 claim. (ci. 1oz-4s) 'I'he invention relates to reversi-ble clutches, rendered effective for transmitting the movement of a driving shaft rotating in a single direction to a driven shaft to drive the latter in one or alternatively the opposite direction upon operation of suitable control means, and rendered .ineifective upon completion of a machine cycle following release or restoration of the control means to neutral position, the clutch remaining eective for an indenite number of machine cycles so long as said control means remains in operative position. An object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this description certain advantages of which will be noted hereinafter or will be obvious.

The invention consists in the novel construc-l tion and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the reversib clutch. 1

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a right side elevation of the statieners@J frame, showing the gearing, etc., upon said side.

Figure a is a left side elevation of the stationary Figure 5 is a partial section showing the relation of the driving and driven clutch members to the driving shafts.

n these drawings, the numeral i designates two oppositely rotating annular toothed driving clutch members, the shafts 2 of which have rotary hearings in the stationary frame 3, said shafts being driven in opposite directions at the same rate of speed by suitable gearing from a single drive shaft E having a motor connection. This gearing is shown as including a vgear A fast upon each of the drive shafts 2, the one gear A having an intermediate gear connection B with and be able latch means to be described with the springurged clutch levers.

The clutch levers I I are respectively adapted upon release of the related latch means to engage a tooth of and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said clutch members I to start a machine cycle. Adjacent arms of these clutch'levers are connected together by a single coiled spring I2, thereby urging the inner notched or toothed portions of said adjacent arms towards the annular toothed driving clutch members I. These clutch levers have offset portions II' adapted to interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement of said levers with both of the driving clutch members I.

A cushion frame includes opposite spaced plates I3. pivoted at one end thereof upon both of the shafts 2 adjacent the opposite sides of the stationary frame 3, said plates havingeach opposite lateral extensions I4 the free ends of which are connected by two cross pins I5, and

' frame showing the gearing, ete.; upon said side. l

ing driven by a gear C upon the drive shaft E, -Y

and the other gear A having an intermediate gear connection D with and being driven by a gear B' upon the same shaft as that of the gear B.

Located intermediately of these driving clutch members is the driven clutch member, which is reversible and includes two opposite spaced disks 6, concentric with and loosely mounted upon both of the shafts 2, said disks being rigidly connected together by transverse spaced cross pins 1, 8, 8 and i0; and two spring-urged clutch levers or elements II, fulcrumed respectively upon the pins 8 and 8, the reversible clutch being rendered normally ineifective by the engagement of suiteach opposite lower extensions I6, the free ends of which are connected by cross pin I1.

The spring-urged latch means are carried by said cushion frame and hold said clutch levers normally disengaged against the tension of their spring I2 and in contact at the adjacent lower ends thereof with said cross pin I9 to lock the driven member to said cushion frame. 'Ihe latch means for each clutch lever includes two levers i8 and I9 fulcrumed both upon the same pin I5, A

and one I8 of which has a tensioning spring connection n20 with the other to hold adjacent arms of the two levers in contact, and the other I9 of which has normally a bearing against an arcuate lug of a. trigger lever to be described and a tensioning spring connection 2| with the stationary frame 3, the two springs 2i of the two latch means constituting centralizing spring for said cushion frame. I

Shiftable control means are provided for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the other of said clutch levers to start a machine cycle including a trigger lever 24 fulcrumed upon said cross pin I1 of the cushion frame and one arm of which is provided at its free end with the arcuate lug aforesaid designated 25. said lug being concentric'with cross to interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement with both oppositely rotating members, springurged latch means for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged, and shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the ,other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation.

5. In a reversible clutch, two oppositely rotating` .driving clutch members, a single driven member concentric with said driving members and having two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, springurged latch means for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged, shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation, and means for restoring the parts to normal position including means for momentarily speeding up the driven member to facilitate disengagement of the clutch element.

6. In a reversing clutch, two oppositely rotating driving clutch members, a single driven member concentric with said driving members and having two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, a centralized cushion frame yieldable in either oi two opposite directions, spring-urged latch means carried by said cushion frame for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged, and shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation.

7. In a reversible clutch, two oppositely rotating driving clutch members, a single driven member concentric with said driving members and having two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, said clutch elements having offset portions adapted to interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement with both oppositely rotating members, a centralized cushion frame vlyieldable in either of two opposite directions, spring-urged elatch means carried by said cushion frame for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged, shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation, centering means for maintaining the control means normally in neutral position, and means for restoring the latch means to normal position including means for momentarily speeding up the driven member to facilitate disengagement of the clutch element.

. 8. In a reversible clutch, two oppositely rotating toothed driving clutch members, a' reversible single driven member concentric with said driving members and having an abutment and two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage a tooth of and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, saidy clutch elements having oiset portions adapted to interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement with both oppositely rotating members, a centralized cushion frame yieldable in either of two opposite directions, springurged latch means oarried by said cushion frame for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged and in contact with said abutment for locking the driven member to the cushion frame, and shiitable control means for releasing the latch means of onev single driven member concentric with said driving member and having an abutment and two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage a tooth of and establish a drive ing connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, said clutch elements having oiset portions vadapted to interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement with both oppositely rotating members, a centralized cushion frame yieldable either lof two opposite directions, springged latch means carried by said cushion frame for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged and in contact with said abutment for locking the driven member to the cushion frame, shiftable control means for releasing the latch means oi one or alternatively the other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation, centering means for maintaining the control means normally in neutral position, and means for restoring the latch means to normal position and relooking the driven member to the cushion frame at the end of the cycle. K

10. In a reversible clutch, two oppositely' rotating toothed driving clutch members, a reversible single driven member concentric with said driving members and having an abutment and y two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage a tooth of and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, said clutch elements having offset portions adapted to interlock to prevent simultaneousngagement with both oppositely rotating members, a een tralized cushion frame yieldable in either of two opposite directions, spring-urged latch means carried by said cushion frame for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged and in contact with said abutment for locking the driven member to the cushion. frame, shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the other of said clutch elements to start a, cycle of rotation, centering means for maintaining the control means normally in neutral position, and means for restoring the latch means to normal Iposition and relooking the driven member to the cushion frame at the end of the cycle including means for momentarily speeding up the driven member to facilitate disengagment of the clutch element.

11. In a reversible clutch, two oppositely rotating driving clutch members, a driven member concentric therewith and having an abutment and two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other oi said oppositely rotating members, said clutch elements having offset portions adapted to interlock to` prevent simultaneous engagement with both oppositely rotating members, a centralized cushion frame pivoted concentrically with the driving and driven members and yieldable in either of two opposite directions, spring-urged latch means carried by said cushion frame for maintaining said clutch elements normally disengaged and in contact with said abutment for locking the driven member tothe cushion frame, shiftable control means for releasing the latch means oi.' one or alternatively the other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation, centering means for maintaining the control means normally in neutral position,'and means for restoring the latch means to normal position and relooking the driven member to the cushion frame at the end of the cycle.

12./In a reversible clutch, two oppositely rotating driving clutch members, a driven vmember concentric with the driving members and having an abutment and two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage and establish a, driving connection with one or alternatively the othery of said oppositely rotating members, a cushion frame pivotedv concentrically with the driving and driven members, spring-urged latch means carried by the cushion frame for mainv taining said clutch elements normally disengaged and in contact with said abutment for locking the driven member to'th'e cushion frame, shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively the other of said clutch eleaseamo means for releasing vthe latch means of oneor alternatively the other of said clutch elements to Y start a cycle of rotation, and spring-urged center ments to start a cycle of rotation, and centering means for maintaining the' control means normally in neutral position'with both clutch elements disengaged, said latch means and said control means having a pivoted trigger common thereto and provided with an arcuate lug, the latch means for each clutch element including two members having a common pivot and one of which has a tensioning spring connection with the other and the other of which has a tensioning spring connection with the stationary frame constituting a centering spring for said cushion frame, said other memberl having normally a bearing against said arcuate lug.

13. In a reversible clutch,v two oppositely rotating driving clutch members, a driven member concentric therewith and having an abutment and two spring-urged clutch velements adapted respectively to engage and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said oppositely rotating members, a cushion frame pivoted concentrically with rthe driving and driven members, spring-urged latch means cartering means functioning to restore the s ame and ing means for maintaining the control means lnormally in neutral position with both Aclutch elements disengaged. said latch means and said control means having a pivotedtrigger common thereto and provided with an arcuate lug, the latch means for each clutch element including two members having a common pivot and one of which has a tensioning spring connectionv with the other and the other of which has normally a bearing against said arcuate lug and a tensioning spring connection with the stationary frame constituting a centering spring for said cushion frame, said other member having in released porsition engagement with an end of said arcuate v lug to prevent reverse shifting of the trigger, and means for restoring the latch means tov normal position and relooking the driven member to the cushion frame at the end of the cycle in- Y cluding a cam mounted upon the driven member concentrically thereof and cam followers/'mounted y y upon the cushion frame, the spring of said censaid triggerv at the end of the cycle.

14. In a reversible clutch, two aligned drive shafts having at adjacent opposed ends thereof two oppositely rotating driving clutch members, a singledriven member concentric with said driving members and having two spring-urged clutch elements adapted respectively to engage and establish a driving connection with one or alternatively the other of said driving. clutch members, spring-urged latch means for holding said clutch elements normally disengaged, `and shiftable control means for releasing the latch means of one or alternatively thel other of said clutch elements to start a cycle of rotation.

LORING PICKERING CROSMAN. 

